Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said the UK has granted beneplácito for Alejandro Gertz Manero to head the embassy in London and that the nomination now goes to the legislature.
- Under Mexican law the post requires ratification, and leaders signaled the Permanent Commission can review and approve diplomatic appointments during the current recess.
- Morena figures Ricardo Monreal and Ignacio Mier said there is no legal obstacle to processing the file through the Permanent Commission and that it would follow normal deliberation.
- Opposition leaders, including the PRI’s Rubén Moreira, announced they will vote against non‑career diplomatic designations, and the Commission’s chair Kenia López said the formal nomination has not yet arrived.
- Gertz Manero resigned as attorney general on November 27, 2025, was succeeded by Ernestina Godoy, and current UK envoy Josefa González Blanco publicly congratulated him after the announcement.